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Old 07-25-2017, 10:53 AM   #54
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Revisiting this older thread.

For the first time in my life, I'm not completely happy with my tried and true Bel Ray 10W fork oil that I've run in every bike since I was a teenager. It just seems the RX3 has a bit too much jarring on the elbows (that goes all the way to your teeth) on some of our really pocky "paved and constantly patched" goat trails. I was first searching for some progressive rate springs (without success) but I may try the 7.5W ATF this time, just to see if it softens up the initial 2" of travel. After I get in to some heavier stuff and the forks are more compressed, it's fine. It's just that initial first couple of inches that need to be more forgiving.

Has anyone had success working with this?
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